July 25, 2007 / Briefly Noted

The Cold Spring Lions Club presented the Lion of the Year award to Beth Greco for her service to the club. Beth is the Vice President at the Walter Hoving Home and is involved in many community groups. More...

The Hastings Center, the world's first bioethics research center, has appointed Mary Crowley, a highly regarded journalist and communications expert specializing in health policy, medicine, and ethics, to the newly created position of Director of P More...

Throughout the 2007 season, Clermont will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of the maiden voyage of Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat. This historic voyage took place on August 17, 1807, including a stopover at Clermont's own dock. More...

PARC will host its third annual summer fun event on Friday, August 3, 2007 when the non-profit agency hosts its Summer Sunset Cruise on the Hudson, a benefit for children and adults with developmental disabilities. More...

Dr. Mitchell Dul of Nelsonville, and Chair of the Department of Clinical Science at the State University of New York (SUNY), College of Optometry there, recently received the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Teaching. More...

Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports that two burglars are in custody because of the alertness of sheriffs deputies, good investigative work - and because the suspects were driving too fast in making a getaway. More...

The Nuclear Attack Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz is currently deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Over 40,000 citizens have served in Nimitz over the past 32 years. More...

The CS Chamber's Sunday Music Series is in full swing and we hear that the crowds at the dock are terrific! Not to be outdone, the PV Sunset Music series is breaking its own attendance records this summer. More...

The Philipstown CAC will hold a meeting on August 7 at 7pm at the Hudson Land Trust, Route 9D, Garrison. The purpose of this meeting is to review the "Draft" Natural Resource and Open Space Protection Plan. More...

The deadline is fast approaching for nominations for awards to be presented at the Putnam Community Service Network's Annual Awards Breakfast on Friday, September 29 at 9am at Guideposts in Carmel. More...

Nurses from Hudson Valley Hospital Center held an unveiling ceremony recently in honor of their receiving Magnet Designation, the highest award in nursing. HVHC is the first and only hospital in the region to receive this high honor. More...

Linda LeMon, CCE and Certified Lactation Consultant, is once again inviting breastfeeding moms to Hudson Valley Hospital Center's annual, and extremely popular, Breastfeeding Tea on September 19 from 10am to 2pm. Moms and babies are welcome. More...

Hudson Valley dairy farmers are invited to attend the firstever "Hudson Dairy Forum: Striving for Excellence" on Wednesday, August 15. The event will be held from 10am to 3pm at the Ramada Inn in Newburgh. More...

The North Highlands Engine Company #1 is asking residents to attend a public open house at the fire station on July 31 at 7:30pm so that voters in the district can see first hand plans for the proposed construction and ask questions about the Compa More...

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